Applications are now open for the position of Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions. Applications close on 8 October 2025. Please see here for more information.
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Members are encouraged to review the Cybersecurity Guidance for NSW Barristers that was published on 28 June 2024.
The guidelines identify preventative steps that barristers should take to protect...
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Robert Hollo SC (Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers) and Peter Krisenthal (Public Defenders) have been appointed as judges of the District Court of New South Wales. They will commence on 7...
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The United Nations International Equal Pay Day is celebrated on 18 September each year in support of equal pay for work of equal value. Women are paid less than men by an estimated 20 per cent...
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The Women Barristers Forum, in conjunction with the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales, is delighted to invite you to the next bi-annual Janet Coombs Lunch to Welcome New Women Readers to...
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Bisexual+ Awareness Week takes place each year from 16-23 September, concluding on Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day (23 September). This week seeks to accelerate the acceptance of the bi+ (bisexual,...
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The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members that on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at 5.15pm in Court 13A, Level 13 Law Courts Building, Associate Professor Marina Nehme will present a legal history...
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If you hold a current barristers practising certificate and have...
...been charged with a serious offence or a tax offence or convicted of a notifiable summary offence or had a bankruptcy related...
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The Land and Environment Court of NSW vacation period will commence Monday, 22 December 2025 and conclude Friday, 30 January 2026. The new Court term begins on Monday, 2 February 2026. For more...
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On Saturday 13 September 2025 the annual Sports Law Conference and Tri State Championship was held in Sydney.
Maurice Byers Chambers generously hosted barristers from Victoria and Queensland who had...
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The Bar Association has a partnership with Member Advantage, a leading provider of benefits programs. Bar Association membership entitles you to special savings on shopping, dining,...
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The Bar Library will have changed operating hours on Tuesday 16th of September. The library will open at 9am and close at 5pm and will be closed for one hour between 1-2pm. Response times to...
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Legislation to strengthen protections for victim-survivors of sexual abuse and toughen penalties for perpetrators has passed NSW Parliament.
The suite of amendments to the Crimes Act 1900 which...
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NSW Regional Women Lawyers Inc (NRWL) was established in 2023 by a group of regional women lawyers working to ensure that those practicing in regional, rural and remote (RRR) NSW have the same...
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The NSW Bar Association is pleased to support Australian Arbitration Week (AAW), taking place from 12 to 17 October 2025 in Sydney.
The International Arbitration Conference, the flagship event of...
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The NSW Bar Association recommends any members who accept direct access matters read the Direct Access Factsheet which can be accessed here.
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The ACT Attorney-General is seeking expressions of interest for appointment as a Magistrate to the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory. This expression of interest process will also...
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Nomination forms for the election of the 2026 Bar Council were posted on Monday 25 August 2025 and emailed Monday 8 September 2025 to all members of the Bar Association eligible to nominate or be...
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Bryan Malpass passed away on 9 September 2025. He was called to the Bar in 1965 and joined 9 Wentworth Chambers. He was appointed an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1989,...
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Expressions of Interest: Environmental Counsel to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking expressions of...
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Have you ever been in the same court building or courtroom as a person with a disability? Did they struggle to hear, be heard, or otherwise engage in typical activities in court? Were they unable to...
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Nomination forms for election of the 2026 Bar Council were posted on Monday, 25 August 2025 and emailed today to all members of the Bar Association eligible to nominate or be nominated. Nomination...
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The Industrial Relations Commission has issued Practice Note No. 14B, Usual Directions for Applications for Recovery of Money and Civil Penalties and Applications under section 106 of the Industrial...
Read more >The Attorney-General, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP has today announced the appointment of six new judges to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
These include the...
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Warwick Robert Ward was called to the Bar in 1989 and was formerly of Frederick Jordan Chambers. He passed away on 4 September 2025 and the funeral will be held on Friday, 26 September at Rookwood...
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